V. L. Crawford Quotes

As my mom always said, 'You'd rather have smile lines than frown lines.'

I think if people are passionate about something, it could be real estate or biochemistry, and that spark gets turned on in them, everyone's beautiful in that zone.

Sure, I'd play an ape if they asked me. Maurice Evans did.

All you need is a pool table, beer, an electric jukebox and good conversation. The day a girl beats me in a game of Beirut [a kind of beer pong] is a good sign!

Mentoring is a brain to pick, an ear to listen, and a push in the right direction.

If people would treat themselves with the same kind of love they give to their friends, that would be such a great gift we could give ourselves.

Life's inevitable changes are like a compulsory roller-coaster ride. You can cower and shut your eyes tight, or you can exult in the thrills.

I have always known what I wanted, and that was beauty... in every form.

Listen to your parents, do your homework and listen to your teachers. Those are the real heroes.

Women's Lib? Poor little things. They always look so unhappy. Have you noticed how bitter their faces are?

Coasting only takes you downhill.

The way to encourage people to be accountable is to engage the responsible, accountable, trustworthy part of their brain.

When you want to encourage a greater sense of responsibility in others (and yourself) emphasize the anticipation of accomplishment, not the penalties for failure.

Until we become clear about our own worth and value, we will forever be searching for it in the eyes of others.

If you start watching the oldies, you're in trouble. I feel ancient if "Grand Hotel" or "The Bride Wore Red" comes on. I have a sneaking regard for "Mildred Pierce", but the others do nothing for me.

I absolutely will not allow anyone to call me grandmother. They can call me Auntie Joan, Dee-Dee, Cho-Cho, anything but grandmother. It pushes a woman almost to the grave.

I don't want my daughter to think she has to deprive herself to be pretty...It's all about balance and I can teach that best by living it.

The body I had at 21, God gave me. The body I have at 31, is one I worked for.

As long as we define stress as how some person or situation is making us feel, we will have to change the world around us to find peace of mind.

Regardless of the problem, as long as our solution requires someone else to change, we will never know the power and promise of self-determination.

Whatever happened in the regular season seems to not matter in the playoffs.

When we take care of ourselves like we would take care of someone we love, the quality of our living and our giving goes up.

Challenges are inevitable, Defeat is optional.

It's a huge change for your body. You don't even want to look in the mirror after you've had a baby, because your stomach is just hanging there like a Shar-Pei.

Modern women - we're very good at keeping ourselves busy. There are PTA meetings, exercising, bake sales at school. I like that my life is not the same every day.

Never define people or situations in terms of their effect on you, unless you want to give them the power to make you feel that way.

Send me flowers while I'm alive. They won't do me a damn bit of good after I'm dead.

Stress is an indicator of our belief in the value and validity of our worries and fears.

If you want to see the girl next door, go next door.

If you throw a lamb chop in the oven, what's to keep it from getting done?

In our lives, we can either be a reflection of the world around us . . . or a beam that enlightens the lives of others.

Really, I'm pretty laid-back, always cracking jokes.

I think one of the best words in the English language is compassion. I think it holds everything. It holds love, it holds care... and if everybody just did something. We all make a difference.

Most of the reason I work out now is not for the external - it's for how I feel. I find working out gives me more energy. I started eight days after he was born.

If readers must puzzle over unfamiliar or ambiguous words, you are making them work harder than they need to.

The act of giving is simply a behavior, and the gift merely a symbol. It is the energy behind both that will determine their impact on our lives.

Serenity is not just an escape, but a precursor to acceptance, courage, wisdom, and change.

When people tell you they saw your last picture - well, the way they say it sounds like they hope it was.

Learn to breathe, learn to speak, but first... learn to feel.

I hated turning 40; the whole idea of it stank. But once I got through it, I was fine.

Nobody can imitate me. You can always see impersonations of Katharine Hepburn and Marilyn Monroe. But not me. Because I've always drawn on myself only.

The thing I like about my body is that it's strong. I can move furniture around my apartment. I can ride my horse... I can play basketball. It's a well functioning machine.

What gets measured, gets done. And what gets recognized gets done again, and even better.

No one person can possibly combine all the elements supposed to make up what everyone means by friendship.

Lee's great gifts are teaching and inspirational guidance, not administration and management.

Any actress who appears in public without being well-groomed is digging her own grave.

I like to work. The self-esteem and satisfaction that I get from working makes me a better person, which makes me a better mom.

My father was always telling himself no one was perfect, not even my mother.

I have a jaundiced eye but a young mind.

Every one minute you spend in planning will save you at least three minutes in execution.